What does builder mean?
Definitions for builder
ˈbɪl dərbuilder
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word builder.
Princeton's WordNet
builder, detergent buildernoun
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
buildernoun
a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country
"empire builder"
builder, constructornoun
someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
Wiktionary
buildernoun
A person who builds or constructs things.
buildernoun
A bodybuilder.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Buildernoun
He that builds; an architect.
Etymology: from build.
But fore-accounting oft makes builders miss;
They found, they felt, they had no lease of bliss. Philip Sidney.When they, which had seen the beauty of the first temple built by Solomon, beheld how far it excelled the second, which had not builders of like abilities, the tears of their grieved eyes the prophets endeavoured, with comforts, to wipe away. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 14.
Mark’d out for such an use, as if ’twere meant
T’ invite the builder, and his choice prevent. John Denham.Her wings with lengthen’d honour let her spread,
And, by her greatness, shew her builder’s fame. Matthew Prior.
ChatGPT
builder
A builder is a professional or individual who constructs, designs, or repairs structures, typically buildings or houses. They interpret architectural plans, assemble necessary materials, and oversees the construction process, often working with additional tradespeople such as plumbers or electricians. Builders can refer to both a person or a company that employs a team of construction professionals. Additionally, the term can metaphorically apply to someone who creates or develops concepts, ideas, or plans.
Webster Dictionary
Buildernoun
one who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason
Wikidata
Builder
Builder is a United States Navy occupational rating. A builder is responsible for the construction and repair of wood, concrete, and masonry structures. Their work can involve sheet rock, ceramic tile, or painting, while senior personnel deal with material estimates and labor projections. Builders also conduct the Navy's combat and disaster preparedness operations. The Builder's rating badge shows two traditional tools for construction - the carpenter's square and the plumb-bob. At the Master Chief Petty Officer level, Builder merges with the Engineering Aide and Steelworker ratings. At this level, they are referred to as a Master Chief Constructionman.
Editors Contribution
builder
A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, skills, qualifications and training to build.
The builder was truthful, honest, kind and helpful.
Submitted by MaryC on March 24, 2020
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'builder' in Nouns Frequency: #1911
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Anagrams for builder »
rebuild
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of builder in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of builder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of builder in a Sentence
The capital comes at a time of rapid growth and will propel the platform into the mainstream, allowing Builder to open the door for entire categories of companies that could not consider it before.
A man with a talent does what is expected of him, makes his way, constructs, is an engineer, a composer, a builder of bridges. It's the natural order of things that he construct objects outside himself and his family. The woman who does so is aberrant. We have to expiate for this cursed talent someone handed out to us, by mistake, in the black mystery of genetics.
Michele Hanisee said. Many campaign organizers claim Gavin Newsom is heading up the effort because of political ambition. Gavin Newsom has resurrected failed policy initiatives in a too-obvious resume-builder for his governor's campaign.
Every man is the builder of a temple called his body.
Cooling buyer demand and builder confidence led to slower single-family construction and a shift in builder focus to multi-family last year.
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- bouerAfrikaans
- budovatel, stavitelCzech
- ByggerDanish
- Baumeister, ErbauerGerman
- κτίστηςGreek
- konstruistoEsperanto
- constructor civil, constructorSpanish
- ehitajaEstonian
- سازندهPersian
- rakentaja, rakennusmiesFinnish
- bâtisseur, constructeurFrench
- foirgneoirIrish
- neach-togailScottish Gaelic
- निर्माताHindi
- építészHungarian
- pembangunIndonesian
- costruttoreItalian
- ビルダー, 建設者Japanese
- hicLatin
- bouwerDutch
- byggerNorwegian
- budowniczy, budowlaniecPolish
- empreiteiro, construtorPortuguese
- constructorRomanian
- строительRussian
- graditèljica, gràditeljSerbo-Croatian
- byggareSwedish
- tagabuoTagalog
- будівельникUkrainian
- بلڈرUrdu
- chủ thầuVietnamese
- jibuman, buman, hibumanVolapük
- בילדערYiddish
- 建設者Chinese
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